Hover!
Hover! was a video game that was included on CD-ROM versions of the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. It was a showcase for the advanced multimedia capabilities available on personal computers at the…
Hover! is a shooter developed by Microsoft, released 1 August 1995 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Hover! is
Hover! is a shooter game developed by Microsoft and released in 1995. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hover! was a video game that was included on CD-ROM versions of the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. It was a showcase for the advanced multimedia capabilities available on personal computers at the time. It is still available from Microsoft and will run on all of Microsoft's 95-compatible operating systems, from Windows 95, up to and including Windows 7 and 8. Additionally, Hover! will run in WINE on Unix-like systems. The game is a combination of bumper cars and capture the flag. Hover! was also officially re-released by Microsoft with partnership with Internet Explorer for Windows 8 and 8.1. It has three vehicles you can choose from. These include Chicago, Bambi, and Explorer with…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hover! launched on 1 August 1995, within three weeks of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95 and Phantasmagoria.
Released around the same time: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95, Phantasmagoria.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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Quick answers
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